Do you want burial or cremation?
What clothes will the deceased wear when reposing?
Where will the deceased repose – at home, in a hospital/hospice mortuary or in a funeral home?
Where do you want to hold the service – in a church, funeral home, crematorium or at home?
When do you want to have the funeral?
Do you want to have a one or a two-day funeral? i.e. a removal on the day of the funeral or on the evening before
Will you publish a death notice in a national newspaper, on local radio, or
RIP.ie? Who will be mentioned in this notice?
Do you require the music for the funeral service?
Do you want to pass the house en-route to the church or cemetery?
Will the family carry the coffin at the funeral?